Peg’s Blog
Food & lifestyle ideas to keep you healthy
Staying Sane in Crazy Times
Events that deeply impact us are not new. We have had them before. Normally there is a rush in the media to move on quickly from one crisis to another. The covid headline doesn’t seem to go away. So what can we do?
Why Turning 50 Is So Significant | Growing Older
50 is the age to ask the big question. The big question to me is: what will we centenarians look like? (I plan to be one of them.) Will our minds be intact? Will we be able to care for ourselves? Will we be happy to be in this elite group or will every day be a slog?
Supercheap Superfoods
Supercheap Superfoods really do exist. Check out a short list to get you started.
How Will You Prepare for Winter?
Prepare your body for winter through a series of very logical steps you may not have thought of.
Roasted Delicata Squash
Roasted delicata squash is the perfect Autumn solution for a sweet tooth.
Lifelong Wellness for You and the Planet
Karolina Grabowska’s photgraph. For us to achieve lifelong wellness for ourselves and those who follow us, it is essential that we take better care of our planet. You’ll find some practical ways you can make a difference here.
Growing Older - Check out this Tool
Growing older in a youth-obsessed culture can trigger all sorts of fears and feelings of powerlessness.
Overweight? Why your weight may have nothing to do with it
To achieve lifelong wellness, we need to understand our personal story and accept ourselves fully. We need to overcome the social markers of success and learn what personal success means for us. Weight is really secondary, or a distraction, to the real issue. The real issue is learning to love yourself fully. To shut down the inner critic. To stop people pleasing. To slow down and put yourself first. When you do that, everyone wins.
Are You Easily STARTLED?
Startle yourself into doing some transformative work with your health.
Habits for Longevity
Habits are powerful forces that can make a difference on your potential to live a long healthy life.
Sleep - An Essential Pillar for Lifelong Wellness
Quality sleep is an essential pillar of lifelong wellness. One in 5 Americans gets less than 6 hours of sleep a night. This raises the risk of health problems including obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, to name a few. Additionally, irritability, difficulty concentrating and memory issues arise when one is chronically deprived of sleep.
Does the Name Kathrine Switzer Ring a Bell?
Kathrine Switzer changed the future for women athletes in 1967 when she became the first female to complete the Boston Marathon. See the 10 tips she offers to older adults that make lifelong fitness a reality.